Controversial singer Amy Winehouse has completed work on new material with producer Mark Ronson.
With her hugely successful 2006 album ‘Back To Black’ Amy Winehouse became a global phenomenon. Selling colossal amounts across the globe, the singer was rewarded with a record breaking Grammy haul.
However this success was tempered with a claustrophobic private life, including drug abuse, divorce and tabloid infamy. Sessions with producer Mark Ronson last year ended in disarray, with some fans wondering if Amy Winehouse would ever complete new material.
Now sources close to the singer have revealed that the singer and producer Mark Ronson have made up. The pair have completed three tracks for possible inclusion on a Quincy Jones tribute album.
Curated by the American music don himself, Amy Winehouse was personally invited to become involved. Missing the deadline for submissions last year, the incident was one of the low points of her career.
The Guardian reports that Winehouse’s father Mitch has now revealed that the sessions are back on track. “She did three tracks,” he said. “She’s doing great.”
The pair attempted to record a James Bond theme in 2008, but the sessions were deemed a failure, with Ronson commenting: “The track isn’t finished and she’s not around. If she’s not here then, unfortunately, there is nothing we can do about it.”
It is not know when the three tracks will be released, or if the pair will continue work on a new album.
Meanwhile, Mark Ronson has completed work on his new solo album. Recorded with a vast cast of guest vocalists, the long awaited follow up to ‘Versions’ is due to be released later this year.
